Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2026, Vol. 87: 100-112.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(26)65088-7
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Xiaokang Jianga,1, Yongze Gaoa,1, Bowen Zhanga,1, Xiaodong Yanga, Zhimin Yuanb,*(
), Zhaoning Xua, Bin Sunc,*(
), Zaiyong Jiangb, Guowei Zhouc,*(
), Enlong Zhoua,*(
)
Received:2025-12-01
Accepted:2026-01-12
Online:2026-08-18
Published:2026-06-24
About author:1Contributed equally to this work.
Supported by:Xiaokang Jiang, Yongze Gao, Bowen Zhang, Xiaodong Yang, Zhimin Yuan, Zhaoning Xu, Bin Sun, Zaiyong Jiang, Guowei Zhou, Enlong Zhou. Built-in electric field coupled with non-noble metal plasma cocatalyst boosts photocatalytic CO2 reduction of MIL-125[J]. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2026, 87: 100-112.
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Fig. 1. (a) The prepared scheme of BM catalyst. XRD patterns (b) and FT-IR spectra (c) of MIL-125 and BM-X. (d) The nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms of BM-110 and MIL-125. (e) Pore size distribution of BM-110 and MIL-125.
Fig. 2. SEM images of MIL-125 (a) and BM-110 (b,c). TEM images of MIL-125 (d) and BM-110 (e,f). (g,h) HR-TEM images of BM-110. (i) Elemental mappings of Ti, C, O and Bi for BM-110.
Fig. 3. XPS spectra of MIL-125 and BM-110: survey spectra (a), Ti 2p (b), and O 1s (c). (d) EPR spectra of MIL-125 and BM-110. (e) In-situ XPS spectra of Bi 4f. (f) Charge transfer path of the BM-110 under light. (g) The formation rate of reduction products. (h) The electron selectivity of CO and CH4. (i) CO evolution yield via using as-prepared photocatalysts.
Fig. 4. Photocatalytic stability test of BM-110 (a) and photocatalytic CO2 reduction performance under different test conditions by BM-110 (b). UV-vis DRS (c), Tauc plots (d), Mott-Schottky plot (e), EIS Nyquist plots (f), transient photocurrent (g), PL spectra (h), and TRPL decay curves (i) of MIL-125 and BM-110.
| Simple | τ1 (ns) | A1 (Rel%) | τ2 (ns) | A2 (Rel%) | τave (ns) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL-125 | 0.91 | 43.3 | 5.06 | 56.7 | 4.56 |
| BM-110 | 1.25 | 46.93 | 6.15 | 53.07 | 5.40 |
Table 1 TRPL double-exponential decay time constants for MIL-125 and BM-110.
| Simple | τ1 (ns) | A1 (Rel%) | τ2 (ns) | A2 (Rel%) | τave (ns) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL-125 | 0.91 | 43.3 | 5.06 | 56.7 | 4.56 |
| BM-110 | 1.25 | 46.93 | 6.15 | 53.07 | 5.40 |
Fig. 5. Plots for DFT calculated differential charge density for heterojunction formation between the MIL-125 and the Bi layers (a?c) and planar-averaged differential charge density (d) of BM-110. (The electrons accumulation and depletion are represented by the yellow and blue regions, respectively; the charge transfer was quantified by Bader charge analyses). DOS of MIL-125 (e) and Bi/MIL-125 (f). Work functions of MIL-125 (g), Bi (h) and BM-110 (i). See the Supporting Information for computational details.
Fig. 6. (a) Schematic of the setup used for KPFM measurements. AFM (b) and KPFM (c) images of BM-110 in darkness. (d) KPFM image of BM-110 in illumination. (e) Surface potential difference in darkness and light.
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